Pen or pencil attachment



Jan. 20, 1931. J. FRIEDEL, JR 3 I PEN 0R PENCIL ATTACHMENT Filed Aug.24, 1929 Jet-f *2 mvzu'ron 23 BY 56a WITNESS- ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 20,1931 UN rEn "STATES FP AF NTOFFIC I JOHN rnIEnnL, .13., on Yonx n y PENOR PENCIL ATTACHMENT.

Application filed August 24, 1929.,;s'er1a 1 .No. 388,238,.

support the implement in a vertical position over the neck of an inkbottle; and which may also be used as a dipping guide for the Writingimplement.

A further objectiis to enable the anti-rolling attachment to be made ofmetal, such as a strip of wire or the like, so that it will includeadvantages of durability as well as flexibility.

A still further object is to construct the anti-rolling attachment of acontinuous strip of wire formed with spring tensioned loops to provide acombined rest and support for the writing implement.

Other objects are to simplify and improve the construction of devices ofthis general character and to reduce the cost of manufacture. Stillother objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafterspecifically pointed out, or will become apparent, as the specificationproceeds.

With the above indicated objects in View, the invention resides incertain novel constructions and combinations and arrangements of parts,clearly described in the following specification and fully illustratedin the accompanying drawings, which latter show an embodiment of theinvention as at present preferred.

In the drawings g Fig. 1 is a side elevation partly in section showing apenholder equipped with said embodiment, the latter being used in thisinstance as a vertical support and dipping guide or rest.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the 5 line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

ate arcuate portions '16, 17I and 18, and

indicated at 22.

[S e red c nin Size? Instead of terminating atthe'point 22the writingimplement body, thereby preventing Fig. 3 is a perspective viewofapenholder equipped with the device of Fig.2.

,;. Referring to the drawings, the anti-rolling attachment 11inthisiinstance is formed of a single strip of wire, which may be offa'nymaterial such as gold, silver,steel or the like.

This strip of wire is ,preferably'tensioned and 'bent outward,commenclng at the point 1nd1- cated; at 12 tofo'rm an arcuateportiozilB to engag'e'the body 14: of thewriting implement and theninward to form a substantially circular loop or coil l5jthe lowerportion of which also engages thewriting implement body.- The striplpreferablyincludes a1'ter-..

looped portions,l9,20 a'nd '21; and the ends of the wire strip are, inthis instance,secure :l together by'being coiled about each other as Thearcuateporti'ons 13,16,17 and 181are adapted to surround the body of thewriting "implement while looped portions 1 5, 19., 20 and 21 extendoutward from the body 14, in a fdirectionpreferably at right angles to"the longitudinal axis of the body 14. j The'looped portions arepreferably arranged so that their :outer' peripheries lie inparallelplanes, v By this means, any two adj acent' looped portions mayrest on a flat, horizontal or inclined surface to support the writingimplement:

jagainst rolling, as indicated at 23 infFig. 3. j 1 :Toffen'a'ble theantikrolling'attachment to 'beadjustable in i ts application towritingimplement bodies of different diameter,or dif- "fe'rent diameterportions on the same-body, the presentt'ensioned construction e'rmitsthe body encircling parts toexpand internally,enlarg1ngthe compassofthe' arcuate portions 13,16, 17 and 18 toaccommodate the a. body, thelooped portions 15,19,20 and 21 under this condition undergoing acorreends of 'the wire maybe continued to form an eXten'sion2 iincludingan elongated loop 25 and an eye 26, as seenin Fig. 3; This e2?tension 24 is preferably used as a finger piece or handle with which toslidethe' attachment on or off, or .to different positions along, the

soiling of the fingers with ink; or the finger piece may be used as ahanger upon which to suspend the writing implement to the usersclothing.

As seen in Fig. 1, the anti-rolling attachment is also useful as adipping guide to pre- Vent overflowing the pen point. The position ofthe attachment 11 on the writing implement body 14 determines the depthto which the pen 27 is to be immersed in the writing fluid 28, the pensentrance into the bottle neck 29 beyond the desired point beingrestrained by the looped portions or rests.

15,19,20 and 21.

may also be supported in an uprig tion on the bottle neck 29.

body of an instrument at one end of the latter ad acent the writingpoint of the instrument, interposed loops disposed on the plane of saidunit for spacing said end from an adjacent surface, and an elongatedloop disposed at right angles to the aforesaid plane and providing asuspension clip.

In testimonywhereof I have affixed my signature. I

JOHN FRIEDEL, JR.

When not in use, the writing'implement t posir The hereinbeforedescribed construction V pended claims, interpreted as broadly as isconsistent with theprior art.

What I claim as new is V I 1. An attachment for penholderscomprising aplurality ofloops of resilient wire and intervening arcuate resilientportions integral with the loops to constitute an annular pen'holdergripping member, the said. loops being freely contraotible whereby toadapt the. annular gripping portion to be fitted to penholders ofdifferent. diameters.

, 2. An attachment for penholders ,comprising a plurality of-loops ofresilient wireand intervening arcuate resilient portions inte} gral withthe loopsto'constitute an annular penholder gripping member, the saidloops being contractible whereby to adapt the annular gripping portionto be fitted to penholders of different diameters, the said loops 7being equi-distantlyspaced about the said annular gripping-portionswhereby a. pen tip supported on a penholder will bemaintained inelevatedposition with respect to} a desk upon which the holder is disposed. I

An attachment for penholders comprising a strand of wire formed intoplurality of loo ps, an di intervening arcuate resilient portionsintegral with the loops to constitute an annular member, the saidloops-being contractible whereby to adapt the. annular member forresilient gripping engagement with a penholder, said strand beingtwisted to provide a, finger piecetoex-tendalong-the side of. thepenholder and constitutev means whereby the attachmentmay be; slidablyadjusted upon theholder.

' a. An attachment. for a. writing instrument comprising a piece/ofresilient; wire havingarcuate portions; thereon, which. latter, provideanannular unit. foi"v gripping the

